Where does the fat actually go?

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HeatherSLosinIt
HeatherSLosinIt Posts: 79 Member
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Just a random thing that popped in my head... does it come off purely as sweat.. is it pushed out through our bowels, should I be spitting more? LOL
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  • Kristan_Forsey
    Kristan_Forsey Posts: 103 Member
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    Bump. I'm going to try google :)
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
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    Fat cells basically shrink. There is debate as to whether they die after a long enough span of time or just stay in a shrunken state unless they become resaturated.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Not to my flat *kitten*, that's for sure. :grumble:
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 932 Member
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    not to the places you actually want it to go, like your chest, under your eyes or in your butt. :drinker:
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
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    Not to my flat *kitten*, that's for sure. :grumble:
    Do some barbell glute bridges! :wink:
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
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    Just a random thing that popped in my head... does it come off purely as sweat.. is it pushed out through our bowels, should I be spitting more? LOL

    the triglycerides from your fat cells (the actual fat) are released into the blood stream. This is called Lipolysis Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipolysis

    Your body then uses them for energy. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_metabolism
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
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    Not to my flat *kitten*, that's for sure. :grumble:
    Do Squats.
  • vnakkar
    vnakkar Posts: 30
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    Fat is converted to CO2 and Water when the energy is used up. The exact same thing that happens to hydro carbons when you burn them.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
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    OMG I was wondering this too! I was thinking of all these different places it could go. Pee or poop it out, breathe it out, sneeze it out lol!
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
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    I have been wondering the same thing! I have lost 89 pounds, and that is a lot of fat to leave my body, but I had no idea where it was going!!!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    Fat cells are like balloons, they fill up with fatty acids. When you're in a calorie deficit and more energy is needed, the fatty acids are released from the fat cell balloons, and the fatty acids are converted to energy- 9 kilocalories worth of energy per gram of fat.

    Most people have a set number of fat cells for the rest of their lives after they've gone through puberty, whether they're inflated balloons or deflated balloons. In cases of obesity, when all of the fat cells reach maximum capacity, the cells can actually divide and create new fat cells, that you're then stuck with for the rest of your life. I wasn't aware of the debate about fat cells dying out that GeekyJock mentioned, but there's new discoveries in medicine all the time so I suppose it's always possible that these things can change, but the generally accepted rule is that once you've got fat cells, you've got them. So they don't really "go" anywhere, they just deflate and the fatty acids are used for energy.
  • SyStEmPhReAk
    SyStEmPhReAk Posts: 330 Member
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    When you shower, they go down the drain... :bigsmile: :laugh:
  • kesstral
    kesstral Posts: 10 Member
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    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Adipose


    Looks like a cute pet ;) (for the Dr. Who fans)
  • iFeelBrandNew
    iFeelBrandNew Posts: 263 Member
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    Not to my flat *kitten*, that's for sure. :grumble:

    DITTO LMFAOOOO
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
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    not to the places you actually want it to go, like your chest, under your eyes or in your butt. :drinker:


    AGREED :sad:
  • janlee_001
    janlee_001 Posts: 309 Member
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    Just a random thing that popped in my head... does it come off purely as sweat.. is it pushed out through our bowels, should I be spitting more? LOL

    The cells shrink, the rest is burned and converted into energy and fatty acids which are flushed out of your system.
  • banshishi
    banshishi Posts: 197
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    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Adipose


    Looks like a cute pet ;) (for the Dr. Who fans)

    Loved the Adipose..wish my fat would walk out the catflap every night!
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
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    When you shower, they go down the drain... :bigsmile: :laugh:
    :laugh:
  • Stompp
    Stompp Posts: 216
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    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Adipose


    Looks like a cute pet ;) (for the Dr. Who fans)

    Beat me to it!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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